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SIX and Piraeus Bank unveil direct post-trade access model
20 February 2026 Greece, Switzerland
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

The setup integrates the Swiss market infrastructure firm’s capabilities with the Greek bank’s local servicing platform, enabling a scalable operating framework for global investment flows

AYU set to launch AYU Capital
20 February 2026 UK
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

The service enables family offices to access curated deal flow, including introductions to funds and deal opportunities, while remaining anonymous

Burdett and Goodchild bans and fines upheld
19 February 2026 UK
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

The Financial Conduct Authority previously barred Burdett and Goodchild from working in financial services for recklessly exposing pension holders to unsuitable investment

LSEG launches MaaS
19 February 2026 UK, France
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

Societe Generale has joined LSEG’s model marketplace as a provider of advanced analytical models, making a set of its datasets and analytics available to both firms’ clients

BMLL partners with Features Analytics
19 February 2026 US, UK
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

The partnership aims at supporting Features Analytics’ development and commercialisation of new surveillance benchmarking and integrity analytics built on top of BMLL’s high-fidelity historical order book data

CUBE acquires 4CRisk
19 February 2026 UK
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

The acquisition aims at enabling customers to move seamlessly from identifying regulatory change to automatically assessing the impact on policies, procedures, and controls enterprise wide

Pictet Asset Services appointed by Pareto Asset Management
19 February 2026 Switzerland
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

Since 28 November 2025, the firm has been providing custody, fund administration and governance services to the Luxembourg-domiciled UCITS umbrella fund — Pareto SICAV

AllianceBernstein selects SimCorp One
18 February 2026 US
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

The firm’s implementation of SimCorp One will become part of its front-to-back infrastructure, enabling the company’s investment teams to have broader access to centralised, real-time data

Centralis Group acquires PINE Advisor Solutions
18 February 2026 Luxembourg, US
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

This transaction extends the alternative asset provider’s reach to the US market and will further strengthen its capabilities in regulatory compliance and fund services

Apex Group launches ApexInvest Markets
18 February 2026 US, UK
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

ApexInvest Markets enables distribution through established channels and partnerships, expands access to capital?raising solutions, facilitates secondary trading for private assets, and enhances investor engagement through Apex Invest events

Ultumus partners with 28Stone to launch Atlas
18 February 2026 US, UK
Reporter: Zarah Choudhary

Built as an evolving platform, Atlas enables rapid responsiveness to market requirements and the delivery of new capabilities on a continuous basis, says the firm

Xceptor launches pre-configured Tax on SaaS
18 February 2026 UK
Reporter: Tahlia Kraefft

The new offering fast-tracks solution delivery, reduces resource burden on financial institutions, and helps firms prepare for regulatory change